At any given point, intranet teams must be able to describe: where we’ve been, what we’re doing, and what comes next.
Build support before an intranet redesign.
It is a mistake to assume that recognition that the current intranet is broken translates automatically into support for fixing it.
Identifying staff tasks.
Understanding common and important staff tasks underpins every aspect of intranet design and management.
How long should the intranet homepage be?.
It is widely assumed that intranet homepages need to be squeezed into a single screenful, but can longer pages be made to work?
Do intranets only need search?.
Can we replace our intranet homepages with a Google-inspired search page?
Three types of intranet communication.
Intranets are an important internal communications channel, and it’s important to get the right mix of news.
Educating the executive about the intranet.
Executive support is critical for intranets, and there are a range of practical approaches for gaining this.
Structuring three types of content.
When designing and structuring intranets, it is useful to distinguish between core content, and business-unit specific information.
Measuring the effectiveness of intranet teams.
There are a range of practical ways of assessing whether the team is spending its time to greatest effect.
Three views on intranet names.
Three intranet teams describe how they chose the name for their intranets, and the impact it has had.